AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Resolution 2023-53R, approving the purchase of a 2024 vac truck for $504,805.82 from Doggett Freightliner of South Texas LLC - Austin for use by the Public Works Department; authorizing the City Manager or her designee to execute the agreement on behalf of the City; and declaring an effective date.
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Meeting date: March 21, 2023
Department: Public Works...Sabas Avila, Director (by Lynda Williams, Purchasing Manager)
Amount & Source of Funding
Funds Required: $504,805.82
Account Number: 20006301-52112
Funds Available: The equipment will be financed
Account Name: Stormwater Equipment Finance Payments
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Background Information:
The Public Works Department is purchasing a new second vacuum truck for the maintenance and cleaning of the City's stormwater drainage system. Since the purchase of the current truck in 2017, the City's stormwater system has increased by 285%. The new truck will increase the annual cleaning of the City's 129 miles of storm drains and pipes prior to high rain events.
This purchase is being made from Doggett Freightliner of South Texas LLC - Austin, through the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative BuyBoard Contract #601-19.
The City is authorized by Texas Local Government Code Chapter 2...
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